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citify

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cit⋅i⋅fy

  [sit-i-fahy]
–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy⋅ing.
1. to make into a city; urbanize.
2. to cause to conform to city habits, fashions, etc.
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Origin:
1860–65; city + -fy

Related forms:
cit⋅i⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion, noun
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cit·i·fy   (sĭt'ĭ-fī')   
tr.v.   cit·i·fied, cit·i·fy·ing, cit·i·fies

  1. To cause to become urban.

  2. To impart the styles and manners of a city to: "Will the immigration of high-powered executives somehow citify the country?" (Wharton Magazine).

cit'i·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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